User:PearlyGigs

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This user lives in England.

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This user is a member of
the Guild of Copy Editors.

This user has participated in 1 Backlog Elimination Blitz and 2 Backlog Elimination Drives with the Guild of Copy Editors.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Football.

This user supports Leeds United.

This user pledges to return to
Old-fashioned Wikipedian values.

Activities

Work in progress

• Norman Hunter — passed GA; nominated three "hooks" for DYK
• TESCREAL DYK review
• Charles the Bold — GOCE drive (July 2024)
• Leon Leuty — GAN backlog drive (July 2024)
• UK history categories — pending while drives underway.

GA nominations

• Jonny Bairstow – was in GOCE list but needed structural revamp and complete rewrite; promoted to B-class

Articles created

• RMS Salsette – has been reviewed; start-class

Articles promoted

• 2013–14 FC Basel season – formerly in GOCE list; promoted to C-class
• Brad Inman – formerly in GOCE list; promoted to C-class
• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll – GOCE blitz; promoted to C-class
• Norman Hunter – revised, expanded, and promoted via B-class to WP:GA

Articles reviewed

• Talk:Peter Talbot (bishop)/GA1 – GA review; passed after a few copyedit tweaks
• Talk:Battle of Meligalas/GA1 – GA review; passed easily – excellent article
• Talk:Lancashire wrestling/GA1‎ – GA review; passed after minor copyediting; fascinating subject
• Talk:Rosemary Miller/GA1 – GA review; on hold for structure query but then passed
• Talk:Taj Mahal/GA1 — GAN backlog drive; GAFAIL due to spot-check issues

Other articles I've worked on

• Alex Greenwood – already B-class but needed copyediting
• Captain (2022 film) – GOCE drive
• R. Madhesh – GOCE drive
• Sultan Bathery – GOCE drive
• Administration of Visakhapatnam – GOCE drive
• Battle of Toro – GOCE drive
• Zaidee Jackson – GOCE drive
• Kumar Sangakkara – GOCE drive
• Fighting Man of the Plains – corrected and expanded plot

• Charlotte Bellamy – copyedit and cleanup
• Castellar de Santiago – GOCE; serious OR and COPYVIO issues discovered
• Trisha Ashley – GOCE; minor tweaks only
• Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury – GOCE blitz; major WP:V issue
• Valentino Rossi – GOCE blitz; major issues about length, repetition, and excess detail
• Monarchy of the Netherlands – GOCE blitz; a few tweaks in the lead but otherwise this was well-written
• Rajesh Hamal – GOCE blitz
• Qasim Amin – GOCE blitz
• History of monarchy in the United Kingdom‎ — suggested split/merge

Sources

Reliable

• https://www.11v11.com/
• https://www.leedsunited.com/
• https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/
• https://www.national-football-teams.com/
• https://www.rsssf.org/
• https://www.soccerbase.com/
• https://www.thefa.com/

Okay but not secure

• http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/
• http://www.englandfootballonline.com
• http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk

To be avoided — and replace where found

• https://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/
• https://www.englandstats.com/index.php

Useful pages

• Requested moves
• Copyediting scripts